Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 vs MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:GeForce GTX 680
Processor frequency
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1080 MHz
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:1058 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:2-Way CrossFireX
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:4 GB
Memory bus
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:6008 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1
- N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC:2

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Comparison of GV-R797SO-3GD, N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R797SO-3GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model GV-R797SO-3GD View product	B MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GTX 680
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	1080 MHz	1058 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1124 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX	3-Way SLI
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DMS-59 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	0
VHDCI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual DVOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
DepthDiffers	64 mm	38.8 mm
HeightDiffers	148 mm	129 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	650 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Driver CD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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